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This is one of the original concepts, simple, rugged, light, quick to set up and offers excellent protection from the elements. If I could offer a critique of the newer models, they aren't.

Expensive kit, I would think they would give you a status report on the progress of your order Out of curiosity, why did you choose this tent?

If I remember right the Lightning was Tepui's attempt at a hard shell tent. Fabric on a hard shell is different than for a folder. You have less fabric area so it has to breathe, a lot. My suggestion would be a good polyester acrylic, like a Sunbrella fabric. It is easy to go down a rabbit...

You are right to be concerned if you are 6' 2", this is usually about the limit for a standard rooftent. I was at an event where there were three of us with the same tent, AutoHome Columbus and we were comparing notes. In cold weather all three of us will sleep with our heads in the "V" while...

Good point, high end manufacturers have to lower their quality to compete with the prices of knock offs. A few brands have held their quality and raised prices. I was surprised by how expensive some of the tents are now. I worked with an car manufacturer to develop a roof tent for them to...

You need to look at insulation for just about everywhere you go. A perfect example is the Sahara desert. It gets hot, we all know that but did you know it goes down below freezing at night because there is no moisture?. The "winter" hood was really developed for conditions like that. The...

Captain Coffee - you are right, it is really confusing with all the brands, claims, features, and differences in quality. I have to talk in really rough generalities as things are constantly changing. First off, you will never find a tent that will fit your needs 100%, at best you will have to...

Frenchie was blathering on about something ........ about casting a wider net and looking at one of the legacy brands. Captain Coffee - sounds like you need an expedition rooftent. There are a lot of rooftents that you have to special order and are made for you and made with your needs in...

Hard to advise without seeing the structure inside., here is the rule of thumb. Best practice is to transfer the weight of the rack mounts to the sides not the roof. Usually the most strength is at the roof curve or right at the frame. The simplest way into mount the rack is with an...

Rooftent tend to come into their own with vehicle dependent use. A place to quickly set up in areas where it may be difficult to find a good spot. You should be able to find good camping spots for what you are doing and the downside of having to strike your tent every time you want to go...

In our town we had a real outdoorsman who would share. Used to take groups of us out into the Sierras for weeks at a time. No tents, nothing but basics and never left a trace, nothing. Packs had to be less than 15 pounds all in. Yes, we were cold when it rained, hungry a lot, but we learned...

RnArmy, Brilliant! I've heard of TentCots being repurposed as RTT but your application is the first I've seen that really makes sense. I can see objections because of restricted height and some funky material choices and the central support bar but the weight saving is profound. Love your...

Thank you, an excellent start, clever use of materials, but still derivative. They have made several excellent choices in materials, I love the advanced fabrics and ventilation. The use of the corner struts is very '50s, everyone went with the ladder as a compression strut but I can see how...

I'm an early advocate. Roof tents don't hit the mark. Most all of them, OK al roof tents today are derived from expedition tents and unless you are going of some sort of long voyage, are too expensive, too heavy, too complex, ..... and not convenient by my standards. Oh, and the ladders at...

Heads up! Just had my roof tent stolen. We have a home in Portland Oregon, and left our tent on our car because we use it in the season. Turns out there have been several stolen from our neighbors so thieves know the value and must have a market for them This tent was stolen in the middle...

Rather than just thinking about how to bolt your system down, maybe look at the whole package. We did a couple sled tests (simulated crash tests) as well as a crash analysis many years ago. We were fortunate to have one of the US vehicle manufacturers put our tents on some vehicles they were...

That was an old photo, dating back at least 20 years so what you may get from Zifer - Autohome-official.com - may be quite different. They have changed to a reflective finish to act as a heat shield. I forgot to mention that most all "winter hoods" are sold for the Maggiolina. These tents...

I would go direct to Zifer in Italy to get the right hood. Write to them with your serial number and details because the hood and the way it attaches has changed a lot through the years. The main use for the "winter" hood is for use in the Sahara Desert. You get huge temperature variations...

We tried using the 1A's on Hummers H1's and had similar problems with breakage. The 1A's are strong but you can't overload them. The best gutter mounted racks I have ever found were Quick-n-Easy towers. Used to be $35 each, dirt cheap and really well made out of a die cast alloy. You can...

+2 Ground tent - you should always have a nice ground tent. Oregon has a rather mild climate and not too many hungry critters. Roof tents are a specialty. Years ago, back in the last century the only folks who bought them were outdoor professionals, like field biologists, photographers and...